How to Develop Content That Works
By Mailing Lists Direct | November 2nd, 2021
How to Develop Content That Works “My website is a beast that must be fed,” a real estate broker recently lamented. And the website’s favorite food is content. Your website, email campaigns, and social media channels can’t get enough of it. But is more content better if your audience doesn’t read what you’re writing? If […]
Why Rent or Buy an Email List?
By Mailing Lists Direct | October 18th, 2021
When it comes to email marketing, you may have heard that renting or buying email lists is always a bad idea. In the early days of email marketing that was true—recipients were quick to flag emails they weren’t expecting as spam. But much has changed in the world of email marketing—building lists have become more […]
The Best Multi-Channel Marketing Campaigns Begin With Email
By Joshua Kuchar | September 28th, 2021
Email Helps Multi-Channel Marketing Efforts Reaching your customers requires giving them a choice about how they will engage with you. This is perhaps because letting your customers choose how they want to interact with you gives them more control, and that makes them more responsive to your message. Direct mail continues to be an effective […]
What Is a Click Through Rate?
By Mailing Lists Direct | June 28th, 2021
Click-Through Rates Defined The CTR (Click Through Rate) is simply the percentage of people who opened your email and then clicked on a hypertext link. Assuming you are using an email marketing tool (either your own system or service), the CTR of every email you send is available on the campaign dashboard. With a glance, […]
Email Marketing: The Top Ways It Can Help Your Business!
By Amanda Paul | May 18th, 2021
In today’s increasingly digital world, online marketing is one of the most important things that businesses of all sizes — and from all areas of practice — can perform. In addition to content marketing, pay-per-click (PPC), and social media campaigns (such as those found on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, Snapchat and more), email marketing is one […]
Using Geo-Targeted Email Marketing For Your Small Business
By Mailing Lists Direct | March 25th, 2021
Using Geo-Targeted Email Marketing For Your Small Business As a small business, you may sometimes feel stuck between a rock and hard place when you think about your marketing. You want to market to the neighborhoods you serve, and you know you can do that with a postal mailer. But you also want to take […]
Make an Impact this Mother’s Day
By Mailing Lists Direct | May 4th, 2015Did you know Mother’s Day is the third largest holiday in the United States in terms of dollars spent? In 2014, consumers spent $20 billion to make mom smile, according to the National Retail Federation. So mark your calendar—May 10 will be here soon, and today is the time to start reaching out to your […]
Which Marketing Channels are Best for You?
By Mailing Lists Direct | July 8th, 2014Which Marketing Channels are Best for You? Can you believe we’re already into the third quarter? Time flies when you’re developing and deploying direct marketing campaigns. But this is the time of year for marketers to take a step back and assess what has been working, and what to budget for next year. And that […]
The 5 Most Common Email Marketing Myths Debunked
By Mailing Lists Direct | June 24th, 2014The 5 Most Common Email Marketing Myths Debunked Email marketing can be intimidating—the terror of being blacklisted for spamming keeps many businesses from exploring this very effective marketing channel. However, a 2013 study found that 77% of consumers chose email as their preferred channel for receiving permission-based promotional messages. Your customers want to get email […]
Know Your Email Bounces
By Mailing Lists Direct | June 3rd, 2014Know Your Email Bounces Bounce. Why does such a happy word make email marketers shudder? Because bounce rates impact the deliverability of your beautiful email marketing campaigns. Too many hard bounces can even make the ISPs distrust your intentions and label you as a spammer. To keep your email marketing campaigns performing well, here is […]